Jan
03
2014Operating a small business is work well loved but often hard and lonely with little support. So during my “big” birthday month, I’m going to be sharing with you some wonderful businesses and each of them will be giving away one thing to one lucky person.
I’m sharing these small businesses because my heart is with the business owner struggling to make it, but really passionate about serving people. Any given day, I may fit that description. 😉
Here is a link to all of the giveaways I’m hosting this month.
And now let me tell you a little bit about today’s small business owner.
Julie W.
Julie is part of my God-sized Dreams Team. When she applied to the team, her dream was to open a shop selling her handmade cards. She’s done it. Her little shop sells some of the most beautiful cards I’ve ever seen. In fact, she makes my business thank you cards!
Julie blogs over here. Her little shop can be found here. And you can connect with her on Facebook right here.
Whimsical Words: Thanks a Latte Cards
Julie is offering you a set of your own thank you cards!
Contest Entry Instructions
Leave a comment telling me which card in Julie’s Shop you love most!
Make sure to include a way to reach you if you win.
Giveaway Closes on January 31st.
Winner will be chosen through a random number generator and notified on February 3rd.
Shipping is for US only. International winners will pay their own shipping if they win.
Jan
02
2014Operating a small business is work well loved but often hard and lonely with little support. So during my “big” birthday month, I’m going to be sharing with you some wonderful businesses and each of them will be giving away one thing to one lucky person.
I’m sharing these small businesses because my heart is with the business owner struggling to make it, but really passionate about serving people. Any given day, I may fit that description. 😉
Here is a link to all of the giveaways I’m hosting this month.
And now let me tell you a little bit about today’s small business owner.
Amanda Cobb
I met Amanda Cobb through the Allume conference. I have never in my life met a more genuinely friendly person with such a heart of compassion and encouragement. Spending just 5 minutes with Amanda fills your life with grace.
Amanda is a multitalented girl. She blogs a little bit over here. She runs a photography business. And she’s a Noonday Collection Ambassador. Oh, and did I mentions she’s a mama of some super adorable kiddos?
Amanda is giving away a beautiful piece of Noonday Jewelry for this giveaway.
Noonday Collection: Metallic Pearl Earrings
Noonday Collection has a beautiful business model. Like Mary Kay or Pampered Chef: Noonday is a direct sales company; however, the similarities end there.
All Noonday Artisans from all over the world receive:
- Dignified Jobs at Living Wages
- No Interest Loans
- Scholarship Programs
- Emergency Assistance
- Long Term Trade
Purchasing a Noonday piece helps equip a person trapped in poverty to rise above their circumstances. It’s sort of like having a beautiful wearable token of true world change.
And if that’s not enough, the company also offers 20% of their profits from a trunk show to the any family hosting that is pursuing adoption. This company has a huge heart and I’m proud to support it!
Amanda is giving away these metallic pearl earrings made (with love) in Ethiopia. Contest entry instructions are below.
But if you love beautiful accessories and hosting your friends, please book a Noonday Trunk Show with Amanda Cobb today!
Contest Entry Instructions
Leave a comment below telling me which Noonday Collection Item you’d most like to own.
Make sure to include a way to reach you if you win.
Giveaway Closes on January 31st.
Winner will be chosen through a random number generator and notified on February 3rd.
Shipping is for US only. International winners will pay their own shipping if they win.
Jan
01
2014Hey, there.
Are you expecting a baby in 2014? This giveaway is for you.
Know someone expecting a baby in 2014? This giveaway is for you to share! Hop on the Quiet Graces Facebook Page and share today’s status with them to let them know all about it. I promise you’ll be their favorite friend 😉 And don’t worry… there will be other giveaways for you to enter!
Here is a link to all of the giveaways I’m hosting this month.
Click Here to Book your Session for a Chance to Win!
Wondering if I’m the newborn photographer for you? Read this post here to find out.
Fine Print
Any due date in 2014 is eligible. So if you just saw the word “pregnant” on your test, please book! If your due date is today, please book! If you had your baby less than two weeks ago, please book. I limit myself to just 3 sessions each month to ensure quality and protect my primary role as mama to my sweet babies. Booking early guarantees my availability.
Only clients who book a session between January 1, 2014 and January 31, 2014 are eligible for this giveaway and special.
Session fee must be paid in full for eligibility to win.
All clients must meet the $200 print minimum for their newborn session before receiving their free announcements.
No prints and products are included with the winner’s 6 month & One Year Session.
Giveaway closes January 31st. Winner will be notified Feburary 3, 2014.
Not eligible to be combined with any other discounts or offers.
Dec
31
2013In just a few days, I may or may not be celebrating 3 decades here on this earth. Ahem.
So for the past month, I’ve been plotting together with some really awesome people who also run small businesses about how to give you gifts for my birthday.
You read that right: I’m giving you gifts for my 30th birthday.
I’m starting off tomorrow with announcing a limited time photography special that also enters you into a giveaway to win free sessions! You’re not going to believe what I’m about to do.
So do me a favor? Jump on the Quiet Graces Photography page and share my status with anyone you know who might be expecting a baby in 2014? I’m pretty sure they’re going to thank you profusely! 😉
And don’t worry, there will be giveaways for those of you who aren’t expecting a little one as well. Stationary, art, music, and more are up for grabs in the next week or so! Stay tuned!
Dec
31
2013
Last year I was invited to join at team of 99 women on Holley Gerth’s God Sized Dreams Team. I had written a SMART goal on my application to simply “Photograph 13 paid sessions in 2013.” I didn’t know what to expect on Holley’s Team and amid a sea of mostly writers, I really didn’t feel like I belonged in the group for at least a month.
I wrote this quiet post about the beginning of it all.
But these women on that team are precious to me now. The dream has grown and changed and been empowered by them.
Did I photograph 13 paid sessions? By some startling miracle of grace: yes. But it was the walking with this team that really changed me and my dream and molded my heart to be more like God’s.
Honestly, I’m having a hard time putting into words all the ways this journey has changed me. So to avoid the worlds longest post let me just whisper a quick bullet point list.
- I’ve realized that the writing I do is part of the dream. I’m not quite sure how they fit together, but I know they’re part of the same calling. So I’ll keep writing in this space.
- I’ve learned the difference between getting paid and being profitable enough to pay myself. Running a business is costly and if I’m not paying myself instead of funneling money back into the business then I’m not doing anything more then fueling an expensive hobby. That’s not fair to my family.
- God taught me the difference that praying others through their dream as I pray for theirs really makes. It’s been incredible to know that at my weakest I’m supported by these ladies on the God Sized Dream Team in prayer. And hearing about the answers to our prayers is just stunning miracles of grace.
- That my people pleasing tendencies get in the way of real relationship. Ahem… I can’t believe I typed that. But that was why I was called to attend Allume and meet so many of these dreamers. So that God could shake that message into me.
- God is the provider and, more importantly, the definer of success. I am only responsible for obeying the call: not defining or achieving success or failure. This has completely changed perspective so many different times (especially on this day where I’m announcing one of the scariest things I’ve ever done. Active Marketing on more fronts than just this giveaway series.)
- Having a community of dreamers who believe in you and the desire God has placed in you is worth more than anything else on your dream journey.
Yesterday a small group of the God-Sized Dream Team led by Christine, launched a God-Sized Dreams website. This THE place for you to enter into the community you’ll need to be supported in your dreams. So if you feel that old familiar fear welling up in you, preach the gospel to your self with me “I’m only in charge of obedience: God defines and provides success….I’m only in charge of obedience: God defines and provides success….I’m only in charge of obedience: God defines and provides success….I’m only in charge of obedience: God defines and provides success….”
Take a deep breath and click over to the God-Sized Dreams site and dream with me.
